There is value in a long, branded relationship with your customer. Coca-Cola has one of the world’s best brand images, and the value of that shows in questionable economic times. Despite declining consumer sentiment, Coca-Cola reported strong second-quarter sales. Connar Hart reports for The Wall Street Journal: Consumers are still filling up on soda even if they […]
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What’s Bad for Amazon Is Good for UPS?
Higher shipping rates have helped UPS offset a decline in the volume of packages shipped in the second quarter. Part of that rate increase comes from UPS shifting its focus away from handling deliveries for Amazon.com, and instead placing more emphasis on higher-margin deliveries to small and medium businesses. The Wall Street Journal’s Esther Fung […]
LIFE IN REVERSE: Born with Savings, Your Entire Life in Front of You
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could live life in reverse? Imagine you’re born with a lifetime of savings and your entire life in front of you. Sounds kinda nice, doesn’t it? But I think after a couple of years—OK, maybe five or ten—you’d get bored. You wouldn’t have a reason to get out of […]
How to Avoid Going Back to Work after Retirement
Where did all the workers go? In what’s being called the “Great Resignation,” there’s nothing great about it, especially for investors who thought they had “enough” to retire on. It’s a terrible situation to be in, not knowing when to “get back” in or how to invest with safety in mind. That’s why you need […]
Is Amazon Losing Its Edge?
Amazon is reducing the number of items it sells under its own brands as its private-label business reportedly is suffering from disappointing sales. The private label business has always been controversial because it competes with Amazon’s partners’ own products that they sell on the platform. Dana Mattioli reports in The Wall Street Journal: Amazon.com Inc. […]
How to Survive the Pressure in Times Like These
How we doing? Are you getting anxious about where the summer’s gone? Don’t worry. There’s plenty of time to do what you want to do. A close family friend is staying with us before heading out to Nantucket for a few days. The weather’s been gorgeous in Newport, RI. Not Tuesday, though, where the wind […]
You Want the Limo, Not the Public Bus
UPDATE 7.14.22: Many investors today are realizing that they have unintentionally wound up on the public bus when they thought they were getting a private car. Investment losses are piling up at big publicly traded companies, and its savers and retirees who bear the brunt of those decisions. Now, as ever, you want to find […]
July RAGE Gauge: How to Invest Now for a Five Year Window
OK, my latest RAGE Gauge is in, and it’s not pretty. What’d you expect me to say? Dissatisfaction with the direction of America is at lows not usually met EVER. Gun sales are up probably due to gun control legislation being pushed even after the Supreme Court’s recent pro-gun decision. Employment is up. If you […]
Paris: When Times Are Tough Your Survival Guy Finds Opportunities
Inflation, inflation, inflation. It’s everywhere. But let’s get right down to it. Inflation means different things to different people. If, for example, you’ve worked your entire life, saving until it hurts, you probably have a pile of money to help you through Your Retirement Life. Sure, it takes some planning, but higher prices shouldn’t keep […]
Wealth Creation is Best Served Over Time “My Precious!”
Do you have a solid plan to survive this market? Are you focused on wealth preservation, tax strategies, estate planning, and putting your lazy cash to work? I hope so. Because for so many, it’s in times like these that anxiety and fear put them in a state of paralysis analysis—as if studying extra hard […]
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